It was a day to regroup for our Northcote 3rd XI, who were second best against Kingston Hawthorn 3rd XI on Saturday at Highett Reserve 2.
Our innings closed at 8/214 from 45 overs. Thomas Cuthbert brought up a stylish half-century, finishing with 66 off 72 balls. Tremayne Ryder provided good support with 43. Gurdarshan Kaushik returned three for 19 for Kingston Hawthorn 3rd XI.
Our opponents reached the target at 5/215 in 43.3 overs. The hosts' best was a half-century from Rohith Chapalamadugu, who made 55. Qasim Khan bowled beautifully to finish with two for 37.
Credit to our opponents, who played well. It's two defeats on the trot, and the side will be eager to bounce back.
Chins up, everyone.
